Long Range planet view on station launch

[mossfoot]

No idea what could be causing this but every time I launch from a main station I get a distant view of the planet (so it more or less fits in the screen) then jumps back to cockpit.

No idea why, could it be one of the HUD related updates? It's the only thing I've changed I think

[another_commander]

When you notice an issue like this, it is always a good idea to try to reproduce it without OXPs. Does it happen when you switch the game to strict mode?

[Neelix]

No idea what could be causing this but every time I launch from a main station I get a distant view of the planet (so it more or less fits in the screen) then jumps back to cockpit.

No idea why, could it be one of the HUD related updates? It's the only thing I've changed I think

I think that's the Explorer's club OXP trying to take a screenshot of the planet. I could be mistaken but I believe it should only happen the first time you launch from any given Main Station.

- Neelix

[Diziet Sma]

No idea what could be causing this but every time I launch from a main station I get a distant view of the planet (so it more or less fits in the screen) then jumps back to cockpit.

No idea why, could it be one of the HUD related updates? It's the only thing I've changed I think

I think that's the Explorer's club OXP trying to take a screenshot of the planet. I could be mistaken but I believe it should only happen the first time you launch from any given Main Station.

- Neelix

However.. the function takeSnapShot(), for taking screenshots under script control, has been disabled in the current deployment version of Oolite.. Explorer's Club needs fixing, in this regard. (though I do believe the devs have some special OXP in mind to provide this functionality)

[mossfoot]

No idea what could be causing this but every time I launch from a main station I get a distant view of the planet (so it more or less fits in the screen) then jumps back to cockpit.

No idea why, could it be one of the HUD related updates? It's the only thing I've changed I think

I think that's the Explorer's club OXP trying to take a screenshot of the planet. I could be mistaken but I believe it should only happen the first time you launch from any given Main Station.

- Neelix

Ahhh. That sounds about right...

[cim]

(though I do believe the devs have some special OXP in mind to provide this functionality)

That's just a note that takeSnapshot() still works in the non-deployment releases recommended for OXP developers.

[Diziet Sma]

Ahh.. ok.. the wording on that section wasn't entirely clear..